It will be the Fat Cat in the Hat v the Gigginstown Gob, a fascinating
stand-off between two of the biggest owners in National Hunt played out at
the sport’s blue riband Cheltenham Festival.

There are as many similiarities as differences between Rich Ricci and Michael
O’Leary. At the races, Mr Ricci wears the sort of three-piece tweed suit
that make people scoff at nouveau riche Americans; Mr O’Leary often dons a
cagoule. Mr Ricci is topped off by a Homburg; Mr O’Leary prefers a baseball
cap. Mr Ricci’s Wayfarers are a permanent addition; Mr O’Leary’s spectacles
tend to be